Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1874, Page 7

£0 rematn, vory respect{ully, otc., THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, PECEMBER 31, 1874, CONTRACT FRAUDS. A Sample of Those Practiced Upon Cook County. 4ble and Interesting Report of the 8pecial Commiltce on Supplicss ¥ They Find the Present Uontract Sys- temn Shookingly Loose, And Recommend Various Important and Desirable Changes. Valunble Information Rejected for an Extraordinary Reason, The Ratio of Corguption to IHon- esty in the Board; 8to 7. County I;‘mploj'us Elected, and tho Selarfes Fixed, COUNTY SUPPLIES. MIETING OF TIE SPECIAL COMMITTEE, Tuo Special Committea on Supplics of tho Board of County Commissionors hold anothor meeting yestordny morning, C. C. ¥, Holden in the choir, Thero wore prosent Commissioners Jones, Schmlat, Clougl, and Guenthor. Tho subjoined roport was taken up for con- sidoration: 7% the Honorable the Toard of Cook County Commis sioners—GUNTLEMEN ¢ Your Special Commitice, ap- yointed Dec, 7, 1674, to “ examino futo {he present usatem of prxcuaaing suppils for tha connly aud flio anuer of dlstributing the same,” under the following xesolutions, to-wlt : TILE RESOLUTIONS, * Worneas, The disbursements by Cook County for charitablo peraons now aggregate o vory large sanount, a4 appaat by tho followlug exhilbit, to-wit 1 wl‘ur Insane Asylum for year ouding Deo. 1, 1674, 4,605,55, . Tor Foor-Houso for year ending Dee, 1, 1674, 261, Tor Gounty Agent's office for year ending Deo, 1, 1674, $172,630.15, For Oounty-lospital for year ending Deo. 1, 1674, d8l.14, Yor outdoor rellef in outsjds tona for year ending Dec, 1, 1874, §13,844,50, For Btato tustitntio Ang Dec, 1, 1674, $1,870.42 Muking the total ‘disbursements for tho year ending Dee, 1, 14, §95,302,60 ; and Witknras, In consequenco of fho Targo number of mou now oiit of employment, this Board, i lvying tha tax for 1874, wan ovliged 16 providoe for s largo cx~ penditure for Jears and Witeneas, It is the bounden duty of {his Doard to ascertatn and adopt that plan In fts disbursements for charitable purposes which shall not ouly provo tho most economical, hut shall at the sutuo tima reliove tho unfortunato pooF whicl sro thrown ou our Lauds lo csro for; therefore, o it Itegolved, ‘That a specisl_committeo of fivo bo ap- roiuted, whoso duty it sball Lo to cxaminoinio the Dresent systoin of purchasiug muppilen for tho counly, and the manner of distributiug the sxme, and roport {6 {hin Voard the result of thelr investigation, together with such suggestions se {n tholr Judyment wiil shn- 1ify and economizo tho ystoin ; o Kesolted, That the clection for connty oflicers bo postponed natil this Hoard sbmll have acted upon the report whiioh sald epeclal committeo moy submit, JIAVING PERFORMED BAID DUTY 10 the best of tiiclr ability, with tho limiied time thoy liavohad i1 which to gatlior togotber auch iuforma. tion as thoy could obtain bearing upon this subject, Leg leave ihost reapectfully ta rojort, And, first of all, it way delermined beforo vecone meuding a continuanco of tho present contract aystom, 10 naccziaty bow far tho systom had proved satlsfac- fory an an cconomical measuro In tio past, and to tuls end the Clerk of tho Boord was calicd upon for a comploto st of all contructars Lolding coutrects swith {Gauk County for tho yesr 1673-Fd. s reply was o fallows, wit THE NAMES OF TITR CONTIACTONS : Grrosao, Dec, 0.—C, C. P, Holden, Chairman Spe- oial Commititee on Suvplics—Dran ‘Bin: Iteplylng to your comnunioation of to-loy, usking for “a com~ Plete list of all contractors holding contracts with Cook County for tho year 1873-"T4," I huve tho houor to in- closo heruwiths tho list ny requested, 1 bavo the honor cara of paupers for yoar end- ‘public charities. durlug the coming Epwanp P, Nires, Clerk Board Couuty Commissioners. .Wilmington Coul-Mining aud Manufacturing Com- any, roft coal, Tusano Awslum aud, County Agont: ) iker Broa., soft ¢oal, Juil and Criminal Court Bujld- ing und Hospital, nmi hard coal for Hospital and In- eano Asylum, and beoeh Wood for Hoapital and County Agent; 'C, F, Periolat, potatoes for 1lospitul; Theo- doro Schuitz, boots and shoes; T, Bernoet, butter; 3. G. Beardsloy & C0., meat ;. Churies Harucs, milk Cameron, Ainberg & Co,, blank books, stationery, and priniing; Kelnliort & Multz, tin and hardware; 0, ¥ Qzary & Co,, hnts; Andrew Heggen, dry goods} ©C. 1, Curpenter & Co,, bedding ; Icrman Lutiman, Virla) of paupers ; MeDouuld & Wall, baskels, cte. Jumes Forsyth & Co,, grocories and crockery ; O, Teriolat, Leans and homin; Fred, Voltz, flour; Behwindfurth, Bros, & Co,, J. I, Kleinlaus, und J, Fs aiacr, bread 3 T, J. Bluthaedt, druge, FACTS ADOUT THE CONTRACTORS, With tho list of contractors befure your Committe, v, Lathrop was roquestod to mm(si: your Comuit: tea with thelr sevorul places of Lusincbe, together with auch (nformation as he might obtain bearing upon their Handiug in tule commutily a8 contractors ia, tiele -urious Hiucs of goods furniihed to Cook County, ug yer thelr Auveral contracts with tho st Hls report 18 follows ¢ 7o the Hanorabls the Chatrman and Member of th Speciub_Commuiltee on_Supplies, ete,~GENTLEMEN 3 T complianca with your request mado toine, iy noto of tha 10th inwt,, o ‘Racerlain as ucar os possiblo tho standing of tho several partiea with whom tho Doard Lua coutracts, together with their soveral places of Dusiucus, cle, I Nerawith most_respectfully roport all fhe facts which T havo been able fo gather from actual observation aud inqulrs ; THE 000D ONES, The contractors necortained by Mr. Lathrop to bo of good standing in tho community and re- sponaiblo parties are ag follows: William Roinhardt & Co., ment contractors; Clintles Harms, milk contructor; Camoron, Am- borg & Co., printing and stationery: Reinhiards & Mullog, hardwaro coutractora; 1% Voitz, flour contractor ; Sheweinfurth Bros, & Co., J. T, Kloin- Diaus, and J. I, Baor, bread contractors for the throo divisions; T, J. Binthardt, drug con- tractor ; Wilmington Conl-Mining znd Manufac- turing Comémny and Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Compnny, conl contractoru; Mo- Donald & Wall (tho former Aldermnn of the Tightly Ward, and tho latter an ex-member of tho Board of Supervisore), baskets, hollow-waro, nud somo grocories; and Ired Boerner, butter contractor, TIE BAD ONES, Tho contractors of whom n satisfactory repart 'was nob prosuntod aro as follows, according to Mr. Lnthrop's iuvestigations: ‘Theodoro Bc]lllltz‘ coutractor for Loots and shoes, inen noaras1 can jearn a restdont of Jeffersou, in Conk County, and It jo said baa & small eatabilslimont o that town, Jobn, Burk, contractor for cosl and wood, livea yomowhero in_Chicago, which 18 abont all that can be 1aid of hum, ‘The Bakor Bros. are filling tho contracts awarded tohim, and thoy frankly admit that tho sov- erul bids of John Lnrk woro straw bids, a practic which thoy do not_approvo of, but folt they Wero com~ pelled to resort o 1t as & means of gelf-defonne ; knows ng, aé they add, that their competitors practiced it coustantly, Tho Baker Iiros, sssurod me that the coutracts f John Burk, an well a8 those 1 thelr own o would bo faithfuily carricd out. I bellove thom reliuble. JAMEZ FORSYIIL & CO. ‘Tho contract, for Leans aud hominy is anblet too, by ¥. Boerner to O, ¥, Yeriolat, of tho firm of Jaines Forayth & Co, % Tuines Forsyth & Qo., cantractars far grocorios, are whiolasnlo grocers at Nos, 97 and 09 Bouth Water stroot, They olso hiavo w coutrach for orackery, but I could ot luarn that thoy wero dealers fu that lno, 0. 1, Poriolat, coutractor for Leans and Lomiuy, 1a & mentber of thé firin of James Forayth & Co, J. G, Doardsley & Co, aro contraclors for clothlng, ¥ am informed that M, Deardsley s cashier for Jamoed Forsyth & Cv, O, F. Crary & Co, aro contractors for hats, T learn that M, Crary I8 o traveling ugont for Jumes Foreyth &Co, E Androw Iiggon, contrctor for dry-gonds, ia snld to o a slipping clerk for Jamus Forsyil & Co, 0. 11, Curpenter & Co, liave & cantract for bedding, 30t Gaiyeator s opulel to boa elerk for James For- #yth & Co, C. ¥ Torlolat, contractor. for polatoen at Gounty Todydidl, fu n meinbor of the firm of Jaiies Forwyth & 0, THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIOATIONA, * h"l'ha roport of the Commilteo proceods as fol- Wa 1 With tho tnformation_boforo your Gommittce, thoy were lad to bellove that tho contract syatem, as cirrisd oub i thi counsctfun, might be sbused, atil, fu order Lo satlsfy themuolves fully in this vegard, thoy visitod thie Ineane Awylum, farm, snd Pour-Hatme, with the Idea of gathering stich facts and information pertaju- 1ug totho gonorel snunngemont of theso two fustitu- Hons, aud farm, as wmight come before thom, ‘They ud tho frui loosely mensged, ‘Uhe Poor-tousy appearod to bo i a8 good condition as ft well contd bs {n s overcrawdod stuto, Tho Inwao Awylum, under 1be maagemont of r, "Topo, an fur w your Gommit~ 180 wora sblo tu abaerve, apjedted to Do woll nuagad, forugh {t luy in uumbors nearly doubly ita capucity or 00 aud wiccomutul treutineat, rocarlos aud provistons, w' ssz=iuod by your Committos, In theso two insiitntions, sppearsd lo be ool and wholcone, . QLOTHING, DRY GOODS, TTO. Your Ootnmitico next turued thelr attention to the, ‘mattor of ¢lothiitg, hovls and shoes, hiats s caps, dry foail#, ote., bt tiio Warden could glva littlo or no in- formation pertaining to this most Important subject, Indeed, ho vecmed at an ontite loss to oxplain hi tnanne? of recolving the gooda and thoir distribution, As tliera had been regular roquisitions made monthly Ly him on the varlous coutracting L)nrllm, and o tho koveral contractiug parties had billed and recelved thelr_pay_fromi tho _county for the following amounis for goods furnistiod by them, fo- wit: ¥or dry goods, $14,628.87; Loots and whoes for yoar ending Nov, 1, 1874, $0,117.20; hals and caps, $251 5 clothing, 5,360,560, thoas mmoints and tha graud {otal appearing very largo to your Con mitice, it peomed mperative to have a full and o licit explanation from the Warden, who wns tha cus- todian anll receiver of all suppiica for both fustitu- loun, as {0 what liad been dono with all theso goods, 1le could toll but littlo concorning thelr distribution or whioreabouts ¢ {ndeod, Lo appoarod confumed and ombarrassed relstive to tho entiro subject. Finally, Do s0ld that Miss Rezford hind chargo of the dr{ goolls for the Iusane Asylum, This lady was called upon, aud gavo n succinet atatement of all the dry goous ro- colvod during the past year, and sald: “I huvo kopf 0 book with & full necotint of sl thio principal artices in 1Ais liuo recelved at this institution for the past twelve monthe,” 8ho produced the bovk, and from s records your Commitico at_ouco noticed, upon comparing it with the originul bills, A GREAT DISCREFANOY in the varlous quantities received by hor and tho articles actually paid for by tho cotnty, With tho itemized tutemont of Miss Roxford before them, the noxt thing for the Committeo Lo do was to comparo Lior statement. of the goods recoived with tho bLills of tha goods that Diad bost pald for, the comparlson boiug 0 follows: BIEETING Billed, 5,510 v, Tocoived, 4,330 yda: Bhort, 1,280%¢ yila Billed, 56932 yd Ltecoived, 4,052 yds, Bhort, 1,488 yan. .. TICKRINO, ‘Billed, 1,377%¢ yda, Received, 1,376} yda. Bliort, 102 yds.., JUSSIA DUO! illed, 0311¢ yd Rocelver, 873 Bliort, 1333 yda Billed, 599 yds. Tocelvei, 519 y Billed, 1,401 yas, eceived, 638 yil, Bhiort, 9335 yds, Ditled, 7 bhalos., Received, 3 bal Short, 4 boles, Dllled, 234 yda.... Receivod, 1isj 3as Short, 110 yds, .. TANLE-CLOT Difled, 1913¢ 3d Revetved, 1i3{ yds... COUNTERPANES, FLANNEL, +$ 03,70 §162.47 o 15047 Bitled, & dozoa,.. Ttecelved, 2 dozen... Short, 3 dozen. 0A! Tilled, 833¢ yda, Teceived, 68 yds Bliort, 27)¢ yda. Billed, & dozon Recotved, B dvzon, illed, 13 dozon. . Tecelved, 19 dozen, Bllled, 13 dozen Ttecelved, 12 dozen, Billed, 3,302 yd Teceived, 2,100 yi short, 1172 ydla, TIE TOTAL GASH DIFFERENCE bobween (o amauts billsd, by coutractors and amotnta rocelsell by Alma 8, Rexford waa s follows Shooting, $170,3; calico, $104.00; Heking, $40, toweling, cte, $33,82 ; cadsimerc, 30,0 ; cotton b ting, §60; flannel, $55.70; counterpaues, £100,20 ; Can- tou flannel, $5,33; ¥hirting, $235.01, Total, $1,702,60. TUE GRAND TOTAL of articles billod to tho Insaue Asylum and Paor-House by Androw Heggen fron Feb.l, 187, to date, fsas follows : Bhiceting, 13,40 yards, Shirtiug, 5,0513( yards, Callco, 16,153 yrda. Ticking, 4,197 $120.00 120,00 $694,61 450,00 205,61 Cursimere, 4,002 Yurds, Cotton Latiiig, 183 baica .. Elannel, 1 141% yards.. "able-cloth, #303¢ yards. Talmorals, 10 dozen. Woolen mitts, 24 dozen. Counterpuncs, 5 dozen., Canton tianuel, RA yards Comforters, 12dozeti, 4. ‘Total . yurda; calleo, 1,483 yardn 3 {icking, 102 yurd; and foweling, 13 yards; cassimere, 933k yurds ; cotton-batting, 400 pounds? red fiouucl, 168 yards Canton fiannel, 275 yards ; shirting, 1,142% yard counterpanes, § dozed, THE LOSSES AXD EVILS. After giving the abovo figures tho report pro- coods as follows ¢ % Whou we tako Into account tho fact that theso figurca ouly relato to the shiorlage in urticlea receivod at tho Tutano Anylum alouc, atid_that, (oo, from (i singlo atewm of dry-goods, your Comnillted aro ot o logs to conjscturo Uio loests and evils brought about by this coutraet utoin for tho yaut sear: sid wiou wo take futo conslderation tho furthier faot that most of tho contructors with whom tho county i dealing nro jrresponsible, aud but fow of them recog- nized s businuss.men ju the communily, wo ure uot surpriead tiat the county has been badly boaten, ua it deserved to bo, througi dts own acts and doings, {u entering futo contracts with parties, many of whom {t knew not, for supplics amannting i tio aggregata 0 tha enorinous aum of nearly $400,000, THE DRY-U00DS DEPAITENT 9f o Toor-Liouso Laving lopt 10 xucord, little or no information could bo obtained from ‘(nat source. Your Comuitico, howover, diil tako namples of vavions artlcle from thut lnstitution, as woll us from tho In- sano Asylim, in ordor to compare themn with similar goods 1 this'cily, nixd alno to compara the prices, Tho Feuult of tho difiorence 1 prices 1A a8 follows s . Fard by County, Fueld, Letler i Co, er pd. oiil xelt for Sliceting, 12, e 100 Shirting, 2o 1o rints, 10)¢0. % @80 Ticking, 230, 1" “Foweling, 2(0 W oo Deuitne, 3o 1130 Cassimere, 900, 2" Rted flauncl, 47540, . Cotton battlng, 200, Woolen mitts, per o3, $11. THE BAVING TO - The abovo articles havocost {ho count 1, 1874, {he sum of $10,808.19; tho samo goods could 0 purchuscd to-day for $5,720,22 ; saving to tho_couns ty, $5,141,00, Many of tho above good arocheaper torday than they woro whou tho contract wad eutorod Into, but thiero ia alto & _discount for cash from th abova gures of Fleld, Loltor & Co,, which they mulo 10 8l pariles paying cush, 08 would' bo_the caso with tho county, ‘e sumo Foduotion in_ prices might by had on all the otlier urticles in tha dry-goods bilis not cnumeratod above, showiug farther lurge kaviug to {ho.county dn_caso b0 purchuso wero mado direct, Whether a similar stato of facts pxist in (o boots and sigos, hats sud cap, and. clotbing, it Ja 1mpossiblo to tell, na thoro §a no Yocord from Which {o glean any varticulara or fuols porlainiog {0 (his wublect, T tha matter of drugs and medicinies, books und tntiouors irocerier, meat, caal, woor wnd dour, tho Doard wil ave 10 form thefr own Juitgmont In' regard to thosg noveral dopartments having dealt falrly with tho county, a8 your Commitice hovo hud notline to give thie aaiter of the yoods furnishod by theso various contracting partios uny attention, SHONT WEIGHT IX COAL. Towover, o would montion that tho County Agent 15 now givihig ant an average of 94 to 100 hli-tons of coal per duy 7 that the county employs 10 one to o this coal wolghied: tiat sowio_complaints havo coms from certain ones Who had recolved cosl of short wolgght; but partien recolving coal frorm th county aro not Hkoly to tunko reportl of thin kind, for tho reunon it wien (g cou e ot ey apply €05 mose, - Good meastire may bo welghed toall, but 1t would ‘sgem n wise provislon to havo & man dotalled to see all coal pald for by tho county welghed, aud your Commiites ‘would recommend thit this bo doue, Intbsmatierof . THE DIRTAIROTION OF BUPPLIES lioro In tho city, that of beaud aud hoininy seoms to bo ebjectionuble, "Tho applicant for sl goth a ticket tu bo preaciited bt o cortay storo, which cutitics Lim or i ta o npeciled qusn(ty of Voans sud oy, bl tickot, or tlat which it calls for, cau to changed for ite worl fn sugar or somo other conunadily désirod by tho applieaut, whicl, in rusuy cases, 18 dono, and tho upplicant snny soon fhereafter bo hilngry and In_sore ol of the very srticles that tho tickut calls for fa aupport life, Tndeed, all artlcles of thiy kiud shauld b Kept at tlie Gotiuty Agont's store-rooms, and fho Agenit or his omployastiould bo tho Judge whother atie ur or beaus [4 nctunlly needed by tlio applicant far re- ', #lnce Feb, ef, TFinally, your Cominiiten aze of the opinion that THE BYSTEM OF CONTRAUTING FOR ALL BUPPLIES, an n whole, 18 & bud ovu, and should be abolished, ‘The coyuty slould Lo fta own purchaser, 1t canbuy tho varlous goos wanted; buy cheuber than any othor sty can Ly thom, for ie sl rosyon tiat It paye o Gusls at tlio end of overy month, The County Care ininslonera are puid for thelr survices, aud cun fake s suntter i bund, sud givo o fuletriol, ARd your Comnitteo are of the opiiion that Loy whll bitt o 20, the first yeur will ahow u eaving to the county of £eGim $50,000 10 $100,00, NECOMMENDATIONS, Aud your Qommilttes would Yeconuiond (int alt supe lios excent, mont, bread, st ik bo parehiasod by iy counly for the' ansuling yuar, “Thut some suitable, ronghgoing Lusiiose man D employed by the couniby Tor i puryoss of watclis Jugg tho warkot and keepinie fully poxted i regaed o all suppties for which thio caunty” miay bo in noed, and roporifug dally to (o Purchaslig-Goinmfitoo, Fhut u Coramittes of thrve” Commivsivners, taling them frum tho bead of tholiut, Lu tho Purchuving-Cot- ‘mitleo for the firat month, and tho next three on the 1iat the Purchiasing-Comimitice for the second month, and in Nke manner until (he list {s exhiausted; thon beg!t at the head of the liat sgain, and In that 1eantior from rmonth (o month, 'Thi evory jnonth the Cotne mittes In changed, and ovory Commissloner becomen mflpnnllh‘ln diroctly for thu ‘purchiaso of supplica for e conty, : With thesa n\lflzu"nnl and recoramendations your would nslc tho ealm dellberation of tha s their report—all of which ie most reapects fully sud tted, Onantxs 0. P, ToLoex, ) TitroDONE GUENTIEN, dony Jowws, 7,11, Croudu, Bpecial Comimittes on Bupplies, eto, Durif,g 133 resding of tho raport, . DiBUBIIONS innk Pligo, 4110 subalanco of which waa as fol- ows ¢ * Com, r Ioldon (hought the Commia- alnl:‘aruf“;;l;{:;d “to go into tho markos snd buy goada, Cotnn, Jonos enid he would like to soo st doge: bt e kud vory littlo falth {n tho siio~ ccss of/tha syatotn. _In bis opinion, if the roqui- jaitiont woro watched, and the committoos did tholr duty, the contract plan would worls, Commixstoner Schmidt did not boliove any arm would bo dono by adopiing olden's plan ; M‘ ‘1: flr:ivm a failuro, somo other conld be aub- stituted, LCotymissionor Clo‘mh romarkod that ho would voie nt aoy thno in favor of tho chango. Costimisnioner Joncs snid the whule aystom of publfo charitios was an abuso; o nation of beg- gard was boing raised up, Commiusioner Holdan—That {8 truo; paupors are born nt tho Poor-Ilouao, - Comilusioner Jones know of womon who had been in tha Poor-Houso of Cook Qounty twelve or thirtoon yoars, and had raised a family thore, concolved in pauperism. Commissioner Ymith showed from tho statutes that tho county hind a right to take tho children from their mothers, and put thom to useful em- ployment, * Commisslonor Clougl, after somo ciphoring, snid that, nccording to tho ttom for DOOTA AND BUIOES, assuming that tho avorage numbor of intiates was G600, every one bad boon furnighed with oight pairs of Shoes this Inst yoar. Commlssionor Jones asked who was responsi- Dle for that. . Commiseioner Burdiok (who was slso jn tho room) = ropliod: ‘Tho Commissionera inter~ ostod.” . Commissioner Quenthor remarked that the sloes woro furnishod ata prico as low as ho could buy thom, 2 s Commisgioncr Holgn rojoined that that might bo 80, but woro the shoes called for fu tho re- quisitions rocelved at the Inkane Asylum? Commissloner Guonthor did not know. Comnissiopor Ilolden statod that, aftor he had found out all ho could about tho nupqllcn fur- nished to Insnno Asylum, ho snid to Mr, Kim- berly, the Warden, **Let us go over to tho Poor- Houso." They wont, and ho asked whero the bLouxckeener was, supposing sho_had kept ac- connts similar to thoso of Miss Roxford, Kim- borly said that Mr. Walsh, tho Arsistant-War- don, had chargo of them. Walsh was near by, and enid o recelved all tho goods for both the Ingave Asylumand Poor-Houso mouthly—that he REPT NO BOOKE, but o ahoot of paper, and, whon the goods camo in, ho chooked thom off. 1o (iloldon) askod bimn whero the shects wore, and ho enid he turned thom over to Mr. Kimberly. Whon thoy returned _to the Asylum, ho nsked Kimberly for them, and he wont to his room, but, after reman- ing obsont a long tino, o brought down only ono recoipt—that for Decembor. “This way compared with the sceount of foods recolved by Miss Itox- ford, aud found to correspond with it. Il nsked whalo the others were, aud was told they wero gono—that tboy had boon dostroyed—tlint ho (Kimborly) did " not know they wora of any nc- count, aud Lio had uot_kopt thom, e (Kimbor- Iy)hal no_rocords of the goods received, and when asked if that one was tha only thing ho had which showoed what oods hed beon received o nnawered in tho allivmativo, Commissioner Clough said that thare had bean insinuntions reflecting upou the Chmrmaun (Hol- den) thrown out, and 1o wanted to sy that ho felt undor obligations to him for doing what hio ]l‘(I)laugh) had not time to do. o would sustain m, { Commigslonor Tioklen romarkod (hat it hnd taxen n great doal of timo ta got tho facts em- Dbodiod in the report. Commissjoner Jones snid ho (Holdon) had dono oxactly what the resolution of the Doard roquired, and why there should bo talk of con- nur:ng him for doing his duty he could not con- ccturo, 3 Commissioner Ioldon could not seo, oven if thore was somo fealing, how the Committeo was go:{‘g to got around tho wmatter in view of their onthe. < "I'an roport was then sigued, and the Commit- tee adjourncd. —_—— OFFICERS AND SALARIES, MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD. The Couuty Commissioners hold an adjourned mecting yestorday aftornoon, Presidont Burdiel: in the chair. There Yero prosent Commission- ers Busse, Carroll, Clough, Conley, Crawford, Guonther, Horting, Holdon, Johnson, Jonos, Lonergan, MaChffroy, Russell, and Schmidt, The lobby wea full of place-huntors and their fricude, THE SPECIAL ORDER, the raport of the Special Committoo on Bupplies, published jv anotbor column, wns taken wd. ‘When tho Clerk came to tho report of Mr. Lathrop in reforence to the standing of tho con- tractors, Commisgioner McCalfrey arose and satated that, ns n member of tho Committeo, ho was not aware that Lathrop had been authorlzed to furnish such information, and therefore ‘moved that his sub-report bo stricken out, T'ho Prosidont srid the Commitico weore com- potont to employ a clork if thoy choto, Commigsionor Holdon said Lathrop Lind boen requested by the Committen to obtain the infor- mation, Commissioner Crawford remarked that Com- missioncr Holden had told him Tucsday that ho kuow nothing about tho employment of Lathrop, Commissionor IToldon rejoined that he had lhiad roference to the permanent employment of the man. Commlssionor Crawford did not know what ho (Ilolden) intended, but ho cortainly said what ho {' ad proviously atated. Commisyioner McCaffrey eald he know noth- ing sbout the craploymant of the man, but he had soen a person who wag . COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR NOLDEN by his roquest, IIo insistod upon his motlon to atrilo out, Commiesioner Holdon snid tho Committes had agked Lathrop to got the information, The President decided that the signing of the roport by a mnjority of the Committeo was ovi- donco that they indorsed is omploymont, Commivsioner MaCaffray appealod from the declsion. WILY EXOLUDE 17 ? Commissionor Clough awlked why it Is sought to oxcludo tho information ; was it to pravont tho‘ruaplo from l(uo\vln; who wero gotting thou- sands nud thousands of dollats of tho connty moneys? D:d any of tho contractors objact to thoir hames boing known ? Commissionor McCallroy wantod all the lght that could be obtained, buthe wanted it to come from thoso who wera oleotod by tho pooplo, not from n° man who wad hired ns o spy and a dectoctio by ono who dosired to fonther his own ‘nest, 'The man Sthhrnp) 1ad gone to Baker Liros. (contractora or conl) and toid them that ho would sco thov woro * takon care of.” Whon a man wado such » otatoment he was dangorous, and tho ono who put bim in a position to mako it was no botter. Commissioner Holdon said tho mattor had as- sumod a difforent shape from what o had an- tioiputed. Ho did not droam that auy one, much* losy Joln MeCafTroy, srould assumo A BTAND 50 DETRIMENTAL to tha Interonty of tho communily, and throw obstagles in tho way of the roport. 1o did not oxpeot to honr tho chargo that Lathrop was eni- ployed a8 a spy, Would he (Holden) employ o #py? Buoh sn aesertion had nevor been wmade beforol 1o hurled bagk tho chorgol Commisslouor MceCalfroy—\Yho did? [Ap- plause.] Commissionor ITolden Snxollfldly)—-T hurl it bael in b teath; O, G, 1, Holdon Is ot that kind of & man. What Lo doen ho doos opeuly and abovo-bourd ; and John McCatfroy ennnot stand up aud charge him with boing o spy, He had not imaglued thero would bo any fooling over tha roport, e roport was migned by four- fifths of tho Committeo, thoy knowing wimt thoy woro slgning, bucauso thoy had inveatigated ful- Iy tho mattor gontained in tho report, Commigsionor McCuffroy hoped ho wounld not bo minanderstood, WIAT ItE; WA OPPOED TO wun racognizing Lathrop us ot employe, Come misrloner Moldon should not got. oxoltod! 1t LatHfrop was a “*hobby ™ of his, ba could retain him. [Apulnuse,| Commissionor Urawford objocted to Indorsing Lathrop, since ho hud not boon engaged by tho sanction of tho Doard, sud hig information should thoroforo be rejoctod. Commissloner Clougls remerked that clorks lad {:mvlnuuly born erlnyotl hi committoon, Tho Chatrmat had done his duty Taithfully, and i conld 800 1o reason for quibbling over the desiguation of a clork to got informntlon which tho mombers of {he Committes cauld not aecuro for want ot timo, Commiagiontr Holdon sald ho had taken it for grautod that Lnthrop was a regular employo of tho county, he hinving beon told by n mofnbier of tho Board that Lo wan & closk to the coiimittons, Commissicner McCaffroy protosted againnt paing 810 to a man who did nothing bub * Iay around, Commlssioner Johes eald, In’ signing the ro- port, ho INDORAED THE SPLECTION OF A OLERR by tho Chiairman of the Comnitteo, and ho was willlng to stand by him. Tho queation of pay- ing tho clerk was auothor thing, B Commizsioner Guonttor romarkod that he had beon able to fiud out whotho contractors worg,— thoy hnd no busineas signa bung out,—pudl hio spoko to the Chairman of tho Committoo about gotting somo ono to learn who they were; and ho had found that many of them wera employos of James Forsyth & Co. IIo, therofore, favorad paying him, ‘Tho quoation was then put on the appoal from the decisfon of the Chair, aud the Chair was not sustalned ¢ Year—Busso, Clough, Schmidt, and xlxln%\h-,\l:g—’l:“:m:r;l:::‘m; Hensty Nays—Carroll, Conley, Crawford, 01 Lengrgn Moslrog, Tussclled, o 0" omse; A RINGULAR ADMISBION, Commisstoner Crawford said if the Committos had not montioned from whom they got their information it would have Loen all right, Cominisslonor Clough rogardod that as a slngular admlssion—as an ..effnonlud;zmme that 1t was not desirnblo to lot tho information go ‘bofore the poople. Thao motion to striko out was agreod to, [Ap- Plause.} Yeas—Carroll, Conley, Crawford, Ueking, Johnson, Lonergan, MeCafror, it s Nays—Bunse, Clou uenther, 1folden, Jones, Sehadr, Burdickt® " * > ' A JOVE FOR DELAY, At the conclusion of tho reading, Oommis- sloner Crawford submitted the followiug : ¥ Resolved, That the report of the Special Committea o referrad to a Jolnt committea connlating of tho fol- lowing Standing Committcas: Pubiio Borvico, Pablio Oliaritfes, and Hospital; aud that they be fnstructed to sond at once for men and papers conngcted with all tho county dopartments, aud that they bo cmpowored 10 emplay o clerk, if found necessary by th sald Joint Cownmteo, Ho snid, if tho facta wero na reported, thoro should bo o thorough investigation, e under- stood, howover, that tho shortagea could bo ex- plained, and thought, bofore any one was con- demned, or tho Board passed Judmuent upon tha contraot system, thoy should act with can- dor gnd falrnoss. Ho did not wish to nd- vocate any pob schiome ho might lLave, but Dolieved that tho prosont system was, Af- ter all, n8 good, and probably hetter, “than the one suggested in the roport. IHo could sce whero thera would bo as gross orrors and mis takes made under that as under this. “I'ho resolution was adopted. BALANIES, On motion, the rules ware sugpended, and the roport of tho Committoo on alnries was taken up and considerod soriatim, Tho roport was publinhed in Wednesday's Tnisuse, ‘T'he following changes wore made: County- Attoruoy, from $6,000 to $5,000: Assistant Stato's Attorney, from 2,000 £ 2,600; Deputy Coronor, from $1,200 to 81,600 ; Engineer of the County Iospital, from $1,%00" to $1,600; Obief Clorlk,” Sheriil's oftiés, from $1,800 to £2,000 ; Warden Cofinty Hm:})l:n], from $1,200 to $1,300; Chiof Doputy Sheriff, 32:500, Comminsioner Guonther mdved to roconeider tho action. Not ngreed to; yess, 5—Dusso, C‘%uugn. Conley, Guouther, sud Belumlde; nays, 1 Commlssionor Johnson moved thal tho roport be ndopted. AN EFFORT TO RETRENOIL Commissioncr Guonthuer movod a8 an amend- mont thai ull salaries abovo 81,400, excopt that of tho Clerk of tha Board "and thoso of tho DoJmty Shorifs, the baillis of tho Olrouit Court, aud that of the ' Aasistant State's Attornoy, ba raduced 5 per cont. : Commissioner Crawford moved a8 an amond- ment to the amendmont that all the salarios, ox- ‘cept that of the Judge of the County Court, be reduced 20 per cont. There had beon somae talk about oconamy ; lot tho’ membors of tho Board 0 bafore the paopla by their votes. Commissioner Clongh thonght such n rofine- tion was dua tho tax-payers, since all kindsof In- bor commanded Ioss wagos now than two years ago. ‘A QURIOUS ATGUMENT. 3 . Commissioner McCaffrey said that while mer- cantilo busioess had decreased that of iho county had increased, Commissionor Holden guarantood that no connty omploye would resign on account of their reduction, The amendmont to the smendment was adopted. Yeaa—DBusse, Olongh, Crawford, Guenther, Holden, Jouee, Lonergan, Burdlcl—s, Nays—Carro)l, ‘Conley, Herting, Johnson, McCafrey, Russell, Solmld—7. TILE GOOD WORK UNDONE, Commienionor McCaffroy moved to rosansider tho last action. i, _Commissionor Holden moved to lay tho mo- tion on the tablo, Not agreed to. Yeas—Duase, Olough, Guonther, Holden, Jones, Burdick—0, Naya—Carroll, Conley, Crawford, Herting, Johnabn, Lonergan, McCaffroy, Rtussoll, Behmidt—9, Commissioner McCaflroy said 1f tho salaries ‘weso out down honest mon could not bo secured. Commissioner Holdon—Don’t bo alarmed. Comuissioner MeCafiroy conteuded that men who could not gob enough ealary to live on ‘would atenl. Commilssioner Holdon urged that thera was enough material in the city to 81l overy position ably at the salaries proposed. v Comuussiopor Sehmide suld thore was A CRY FOI REFOR. ‘¢ Why not roform tho contractors ?*' Tho small salarics should not bo cut down ; if thoy ware, tho men who got them would steal from tho county,—if they could not steal from'the county ey would sion {som gomebody clso. omwmisslonor Crawford favorod tho Eutting down of all aslarics over £76 s month, Commlssionor Clough was korey to soo his {friend Crawford wavenug. e did uot advocato tho roduction for effect, but in the intorest of tho tax-payers, llo was awaro that ha was cutting his thront as an ofMco-scoker, yot ho in- tonded to do his daty fearlonsly. Tho motion to reconsider waa agrood to. 3’5;3, 12; nays, 83—Clough, Iolden, and Bor- ek, Commissionor McCsffroy moved that the salaries, as fixod, Lo paid tho onwuing year, OTHER ATTEMPTH TO REDUCE. Commissioner Clough moved, as an amend- mont, that thoy bo reduced 10 por cont. Commissioner Gyonthor moved, a3 an amend- mont to the amendment, that they bo reduced & por cont, A motion to adjourn was lost. Commissionor ‘1olden moved au a substituto that all salaried’ovor $1,200, that can bo .logally reduced, be reduced 10 por cont. Not agreed to, On motion tho kalary quostion was 1ad on the tablo tomporarily. . A motion {o adjourn until 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, aud that an olectiou then be hold for couuty ofilcers, was votod down, Commiusionor Jongs m(fmmd the County Attorney to prapare an oplnion s to the validity of tha uction of tho Board in fixing the enlaries last Septombaor. Cotomigsioncr Crawford moved that the Donrd PROCEED TO THE ELECTION OF OFFIOERS, Agrond to, - On motion Commissjonera Johnson, McCaffroy, and Busso, wore appointed tellors, Commissionor Holden hoped the salary ques- tion would bo fixed, ¢inos tho Inw required that it should bo boforo tha offoors woro elected, Unlesa it woro, the ofiiocrs would got the same salorios ns last year, Commissioner McOaftroy aald the salarics wore slrendy fixed, Commiiasioner Clough contonded that they wora nok; tho mattor had boon luid on the tablo, Tlo moved tiint the oloction bo postponed Wt after the salarien woro fixod, Commissloner Lonorgan thought the motion wan “too Iato in tho day.” P “I'he motion was vmc&' down—yoas, 7 nays, 8, ‘Cuin‘xlmlasmuor Holdeu insisted that the Board shoul FINHT YIX TITE RALARIES, Commlssioner MoCafrray wnid that he had tried h:‘ lfi“ tho salarics ixed, but Iolden Lisd block~ od him. 3 b Clulnnulnunlonnr Tlolden moved thnt tho salarios 0 fixed, ';hu Lresidont decided tho motion to be out of ordor, Comminslonor Clough moved that tho order of businoss Lo suspended, and the Bourd proceod to {ix tho saluries, Not agroed to, CTIONH, kon for Oonnty Attornoy, A Lallot wa then t rosulting us follows ; Jolu Rountreo,, a2 o4 Mr, Rountroo was declated oloctod, On motion, Col. Niles was clooted Clork of tho Toard by neelamation. A baliot for County Agent resulteds John Divdon,, L M, Peless. e A ballot for Wardon of tho Insans Asylum and Poor-Houso résultod : GeorgoB, Kimbertoy, John Herber. AMr. Kimborle, was daclarod olocted, . A hallas for Physlclan for tho sams institution rosultod ¢ Georgo ', Cunnithghas Dr, To Dr. Canninghism was declaro A ballot for Wardon ‘of tl rosultod : Itngh MoLaaghlin, Geo g, mmfiney Dr. Tope, Mr. MoLaughlin was doolared oloobsd. A ballot for County Physician rosultedt Dr, F, Honrotin,, Dr. J, McQarthy. . Dr. Johusou,.,, Qdeo, Dioden. Dr. Honrotin whs deolared slectod. A motlon to refor tho olection of JANITONS AND WATGHMIN to n committeo to recommond porsons for thoso positions was not agreed to. Tho following woro then cleotod : Janitors of ‘tho county building, ‘Thomss McCafury nud Crsar Porlolnt; osslstant Mre. Rosonborg ; Janitors of tho county’s portion of tho City-Hall, John Burns and Willinm Bukor (colorod); watche mon for tho Jail and Criminal Court Duilding, William MeAuliff and Josoph Kuhn; watchman for connty portion of Qity-Hall, J. Petorson; nnfiiuegr of tho Jail and Orimion] Court building, Joln Lbbort; ongluoor of the County Horpital, Henry Gau ; engincor of the Insnne Asylum au Poor-Houso, Patrick Ryan; asaistant physician of tho Insano Asylum, Jnmoa Lawless, A’motion to adjourn until Mondsy afternoon was lost, d eleoted. County Hospital PINALLY FIXED. CGommissionor Lonorgan moved that tho mat- {uto( alarios bo taken from the table, Agreed 0. o Commissionor Jolnson moved that the salarios romain a8 roported by tho Committes. Agrood to. This sotion lenves tho snlarion as those udopted by the old Board, with tho excoption of the chinngoz givon above, and thoso published in ‘Wednesday's Trivune. The Board then adjourned until Monday nfter- noon. KALAKAUA, ‘Talks witl IReyal Fasvailan, From the Washinaton Revublican, #*You onJoyed tho opora ?'" o was asked. 0, yos," gaid ho, * very much, aud Ithnk Miss Kollogg is doing groat good by trauslating tho operas {uto Luglisk. However, wo are not without musical eud dramatic performances at home. Compauies fromn Luropo and Amories, on thelr way to Australin, stop at ¢ho Bandwich Islauds and give us fino ontertalnments thers,” ** You like Washington?” and the King replied, ** Yes, aud I rograt leaving it in the morning ; I'm _fust beginning to knovw the pouplo and to approciato tho Loautyof the eity. I thank it will grow wore and more grand.” & Bm¢ perbavs, wmro, you will comv back agnin 2™ “ I ahinll rolurn to America during tho Cen- tonnial Exhibition, aud [ think there witl bo mauny crownod hords bore, If my information is* correct, 16 is tho intontlon of tho roynlly of Iuropo to have many of its bhighest ropresentas~ tivos hore, Dut I want tobo froe aud enjoy my- solf. During iy noxt visty I proposs to ehal~ lengo American singlo-oarsmen in u race, I inay not win, but I'tl tey, T kaow I ama good trainar, but mavbo 1 liave become too corpulont to row iv a raco.” hon you are fond of athietic sports?” * Ifardly anythiug,suits mo so much. Wa liave in Hawaii several oxcellent buso-ball clubs, aud o8 swiwmers wo uro proflciont, I think nothing of waking o leap iuto the water frow a precipico 600 foct Ligh,” Tive hundred feot high! Why, your Majosty, that bonta Bam P'ateh.” ;‘ grom what leight did bo loap ?" the King asked. Mtniater Vicrco was appealod to for informa- tion, and if ho was correct, he thonght it some- whero in the neighborhood of 120 feot, At this tho King could not repross o smilo, and said : 4 Why, gentlemen, 1 should think nothing of Jumping into the walor fom o precipice 1,000 foat abova it, Lvon little girls jump frow heights 500 aud 400 feot from the water,” From the New York 4'ribune, Tho King, In_conversation with a ropresenta- tivo of tho Zribune, espressed himeolf ay very much plossed with his roception by the officials and _citizens gonerally, Yrom tho momont of Innding to tho proscnt {ime ho Lad met with notbing but kindvoss, Ilin rocoption by Prosident Grant aud the officinls at Wosh- ington had beeu most cordinl, Ileregrotted that Lijs illness bad provented him accepting moras of tho invitations which he bad received. 1fo was just bogiuning to got acquainted in Washington whon compolled by provious engagemonts to leave the ecity and vigit other eitics. e had hoard and rend mnch of the United Btatos, but could have formod no conception of the vastness ot the tertitory, if he bnd not traveled over so much of it.. It wns wondoriul to contemolato s0 vast and powerfal & nation, covsidering tho short poriod of its growth. Ma only ro- gretted that his stay was @0 limlted 18 fo provent hLis wscoing ‘more of its territory, poople, and institutions, 1le had been much gratified at his oflicial recoption by tho United Btates Senato and Ilouso of Roprosenta- tivos. 1lis visits to tho various public building in Washington had afforded him much plens ure, They wore much larger than ho had oxpected to, find them, Tha pracess of printing the curroncy bad intorosted him oxcoedingly. o looked forward with ploasura to visiting Yalo Colloge, and espooiully Prof, Ly- 1nan, ono of tho faculty, who was onca his tutor, Ho slso expocted to meot soveral acquaintances at New Bodford, the commorcinl_rolations bo- twoou that port and the Saudwich Islauds in the days whon bo many vessoly woro fitted out for whaliug voyagos in the Pacifio ocean, having been Yory closo, and londing to many noquaing- ancos botween tho islanders and thoso engagod in the trado, Tho King was asked it the lootures of Bark Twain and tlo works of Charles Nordhoeff wero faithful portraynls of tho manners aud modo of life of the slandors, 1Ife repliod that tho work of Mr, Nordhoff waa a very clear doscription of the island, the modo of life, and tho maunors and oustoms of his subjects. 1fe thoughtfull justico had boen dono thom, The agricuitural products of the islands that mako up the Kingdom of Hawail wero sot forch, and the wondors and curiosities cleverly portrayed, Mark Wwain'g writings and lootures wero a blondingof fact and fletion, 1o wag a clover humorist, and had burlesqued somo things, whilo ho had trutbfully doscribod othors, Ho bind mot Mark Twuin on tho islands sevoral yaara ago, bofare the latter had bocome famous 28 a humoriat, Tho King was askoed whothor tho pon-portrait of Minister Ilarris, 8 momber of the Cabinet of a formor King, wae truo to life, The King langhod, and roplicd that Mr. inrris was o tall, sugular, rather awkward, buf good-honrt- od, well-nuaning man. 1o know of no porgonal fooling betwoon Mark wain and Mr., Harris, and Judgod it fwas tho bumoriet's love of burs losqito which hiad lod bim to soizo upouitho figure of Mr. Horris as o good subject for sport. Party {un“nl: 1an high at that time {00, and that might havo had somothing to do with it. Mr, Nordhotf mot Mr. Harria dnrill? his visit to tho 1slands, and upoko of him in his book ssa very pleasant, worthy man, ! ———— ¢ What Might'Sinve Beon, From the Rochester Ex press, Through the courlesy of ouo of our Gubserib- ors wo aro enablod to glve tho following acopunt of a tinilling ocourrenco on the line of the Mar- quotto, Ioughton & Ontonngon liafirond, in the wopper miniug rogion at the houd of Lako Su- poior ¢ - ! OxToNAGoy, Wednosday, Doo. 16,—~DEAR —; « o+ Dut the principal reason for my writing was to toll you what happoned to Johuny ——. {lln used o run on the Contral, you romember., [o wos puuhlnF ono of our big, heavy snow- plows over tho road with n 00-ton” engino, such a8 wo have to msa Lero on account 0! tho hoavy grades, and bad just wtarted down & vory long and lenvy grada iioar *Michi- §nmuo.“ You kuow how they have to run, Well, olin had just lot her out for what sho was worth, when on lurning & short curvo Lo saw sbout & quarter of o milo shead o four-horse tosm hitolied to a slolgh that was cuught in tho track somohaw, ‘The men in chargs seomingly mado fruntio offorts to gt the sleijgh looo, hut nt Jast gave it up, and to Johuuy's surprise they ull ran off as had as® llmfi! conld go norosy or the flelds, Jaok throw over ag Houn aw o thoy eame In o wght, bue the old” thing was pgoing® too fasc to ale low brukes to hold hor. Then ho openod Lis whistle and *mado her howll" At that the horses bogan to got restivo and scavad, aud st Inst gave & plungo allogether thad slarted tho sloigh,—Just in time for the ougine to gruzo It ng it wont by —the horses etarting off on tho run, bus woro canght by tho men in chnigo. As soon us Julinny stopped, he wont o find out if any hurt had beon dono, and you may uess ow ho felg whaon ho loarned thut tho slaigh way loaded with 800 pounds oI nitro-glyopring just from tha mugszing ot Michigamos, euoupli to siart s young railroad iu tho moon if Juok hiad siruekit, «THE COURTS. Priority of Distress Warrants * in Bankruptoy Proceedings, Littlo Joe’s Bill of Particulars Against Supervisor Schatk, “Judge” Banyon Will Step Up and Show His Right to That Title. DISTRERS WARRANTE—TIHEIR TRIOBITY IN DANKe ¢ NULTOY PROCEEDINGH, Judgo Blodgott decided an important point yosterdy on tho quostion of the priority of tho claima of o landlord for rant in & bankrupt's os- tate. In tho caso of Antoino Gaydov, J. Il Terry.fllod a petition clalming that ho lovied a distross warrant ou Gaydon's property on tho 23d of Octobor, and that tho petition in bank- ruptey wag not flled until tho 24th, Deorry's counsol, thorefore, alloged that he bnd o prior llen on the property, entitling him to bo paid in full, citing, also, in support of lua viows, n cago, in ro Joslyn, 8 Bankruptey Rop., 118, which ho thought decided tho point, Tho facts woro ad- mitled by tho baukeupt’s nttornoy, but tho law was disputed, and tho cnso was reforred to tho Judge, who held that o landlord could nob thus acquire o prior lion, #o that Lo would Lave to be paid in full, but that bis status wos tho samo ns n plainti? in ou attachment suit, snd that ho would not have any prior lien, The petitionway thoroforo dismissod. LITTLE JOE. Josoph Gruonhut, Town Clerk of the Town of South Chicago, flled.s loug and rambling po- tition i thoCireuit Coust, nelding for s maudamus to compel John Hohanl, Suporvisor of tho samo town, to pay his half-year's salary of $600, and tho furthorsum of £300 for contingent exponsces ; tho sum of 8900 to A: J. Corrigan,,| for sorvices as Asalatant Assessar; and the sum of 8150 for o safo purchasod last spring for tho town. Also, that the Bupervisor may bo com- polled to koop his town books where potitionor can havo access to them; that hoe bo compelled toglve an account of all monoys paid out, to whom, and wbon, and ordered to pay ovor about 9,000 which Gruenhut claime has beon paid ille- gally on town ordors, purporting to have bean givon for oxtra services to Auscssors or Collogt- ors, but which Grucnbut claims woro illogal aud void, and, in fact, actual gifts of the various #uma, no valuo boing recoived thorefor, not bo- ing allowed Ly Inw. Potitionor givos a dotafled statement of largo number of orders paid by Schauk, ond tho soveral ftems pnid to tho differont Collectors and Asscasors, which ho clalms wera for extra sors vicos and vold, and maya that, whilo these Inrgo sums have beon illegally paid out, ho has not oven boon paid Lis salary, and that s oftica iy suflericg for monug for daily. exponses, where- foro ho wante Schank to como down. Tho cloims and domnnds of Gruonhut bave alrondy boen ropoatodly publishied, and the roader is spered a furthor ropetition of them, TIE BISTERS OF LOKETSO, Tho oaso of tho Sistors of Loretto vs. The Catholic Biehop of Chicago to get possession of 4 valuablo picoo of proporty formerly owned by the Sisters, and which it is olaimed "ths Bishop got pouscason of by n_ foiged docd, camo up Uboforo ~ Judge Farwell yesior- day morning on & motion to strika from tho files tho answor of tho Bishop, Ho had filod an answer only alloging that there was no such corporation as' Pat of the complainants, and thoy clnimod thint this was in tho natwro of n plea in nbatoment, and that ho should lave ghown what the corporation was. Afier argu- ment, tho point was taken under adviscment. D ¥OUGK V8, DE FORGE. Tho timo to flually answer in tho habens corpus cago of Nelsou Do Fozgo vs, Emelino Do Forge way yosterdny oxtended by Judgo Farwoll until tho Jost Saturday in Fobruaty, in crder to give Mrs, Do Forge time to prove eomo of her allegations a8 to thobad charactor of lrr hus- baud. Blo was aluo required to giva bouds in tho sum of §3.000 to produce the chitd i quos- tion at tho day fixed, Ifor connsel in tarn de- monded that My, Do Forgo ehonld give o new bond to covor the costy, the oue given having ‘boon iuformal in some’ respects, and tho two bonds will bo given to-day. BTOLEN PAPERS. The lawyora who were yestorday ruled to phot cause why thoy should not be punished for con- tompt, yestordsy purged themeelves of any in- tontional disrespoct by showing that thoy” had mhnEpm\mmle tho rule, supposing that it al- lowed thom to tako away papors ou giving n ro- caipt, aud the proceedings wara tharoupon dis- chargod, they !bwuvnr, ciug obliged'to pay the clork’s focs foi making out tho pajors, DIVONCE, Elloy Conoly filod s bill ngainat her busbaud, James Conely, asking fora divorce becnuso of hin extreme cruolty and repeated adultery. ITEMS. Judgo Booth will not bave any court to-day, but will hesr motions Baturday. Judge MeRoberts will hear motions for now al, i Judge Jameson will hear short cases without a ury. THE UNITED BTATES COURTH. Fay & Co. bogan o suit for $1,600 against Goorge C. Amew, Georgo O. Bherman, and F, T, Sborman, - May & Meyer brangihz suit for $2,500 against Bolomon and Josoph Harrig, Georgo O. Marcy bogau an action against tho Town of Bruce to recover $3,000, BARKRUMTCY ITENS. Engel & Livingston woro adjudicated bank- rapt, and & warrant issued roturnuble Fob, 1, o cases of Frank E, Alfion and Gurdnor & Gould were referred to tho Register for final ro- port. r Wilkiue & Bpalding were adjudicated bank- rupt némr hoarfug, andn warrunt issued for Fob, 1, 1875, R. I, Jenkine was ng ointed provisional As- slgneo of , Baldwin & Blydor, with authority to tal u{xouuuus(ou and gell in courso of trade, Baldwin & Blyder, confectioners, on Madison noar Dearborn_treot, filed & voluntary potition to bo sdjudged boukrupt, Their “labilitios amount to $8,479.08, and their joint zud indi- vidual ageots are only £4,310.43. OINCUIT COURT. Diza King sued tho Illinois Land & Loan Com- pany for S1,000, John Holoy began a sult in trospass against tho City of Chicago, loyiug damages at $9,000, THE COUNTY COUNT. 5 Totho matter of the estato of Willinm Behenck, grant of administration to Sophia Schenok under au approved bond of §2,000, Grant of adwiuistration was isaued to Apotania Dans to administer upon tho ostate of Potor Daus, under an appraved bond of £8,000, Tho claim of Ludwig Wolf for $172.18 ngainat tho eatate of Ldward W. Griflin _was allowed. Algo tho claim of J, W, Mill for §18.10 against tho estate of John W. Smith was nllowed, Tho inventory of tho estate of Llizaboth E, Norton was approved, "Tlio salo of real estuto bolongivg to the ostate of Morris Goldstoin was approved, Tho widow's solection in tho ostato of John W, Bmita was filad, Judgoe Wallace adjourncd conrt till Monday next, whan thoe elafut calendar will Lo eatled, and continuod through Tuesday and Weduesduy. * CRIMINAL COURT. John Dargon pleadod guilty to the larcony of & #ol of Larnesy from John D, Boton, and was son- toncod to tho County Juil for one wook. Oharlos Hotehkisy, triod_ for driving off the Lorsa of Robert Melocley. Vordiet, guilty ; re- manded, Atartin Mannegan ploadoed guilty to stealing & watch from Moritz Kiol, ind was seutonced to hngrlumunom for thirly days in the Counuty dail. oorgo 1«‘.:1!{ who (vlnmlud guilly to au in- dictmont for robbery of William Iottohelst, wes sentenced to the County dail for two woels Suetn'&-Allunmy Reed filed tho tollowiug doou= ant ¢ b the Honaradle the Crim{nal Conrt nf (bok (bunty Your petitioner, Churles 11, Tteed, Glatu's Atturcy in and for eld connty, yenpoctfully ropresuts thut ono Augustun 11, Hunyon unlswiuily hulds the olfico of Juative of the Peato fn sald coiinty withou authority of luw, Wherofore your pulitioner prays ieave {0 sl A m(::rnuu‘un agalust ra ul Augustus 11, Banyou, fu Tho Court grantod losve to filc au informution in tho cauo, whereupon tha Stato's-Attorney pro- ceailod to flo tho wformatlon. A summons way tustod from tho Court, return. able on the (st day of tho Junusty tera, which will be next Monduy THE CALL. Jupax FarwenL—iil to 3i JUDUMENTS, 00N IFsIoNE.—D, L Terry va, y B g ST 4 irbit. NuOhe Bouk v, L. A, Gbort, 3T0300=Sm0 va B, &, U ( ylcb}u'fl :25,—0, G Mutchinson va, William Wieachane gm’“{ ) $260.~James Forsyth et al, s, Fritz Krugor, JUnar GAny~First Natfonal Dank of Blous Ol Davld A, Gago and John_ A, Rice, §1,115, .—éumn’ v, David A, Gage, G, W, Qnge, aml John A, Rico, $1,15.27.~Bradford Nancock va, George W, Qnge llul Jn}m A Hlxfl,“f:;ll')\(hl'l.fiwfllmm Coilin _vs, Batue, 11 —A, 0 N v, i A Gitge and John A, lli;‘.‘;&fi‘:fllflmmu s St ;_f l:}hlrfglul w’; 1. ). Honore, ationn] ank ve, Oy . M Trie, i ot A Thvor 4 V&, GeorgWo , Tomo National Bank #0540, —Cook _Count; and David A, Gnge, W olin A, Ttico, $9,31.43,—1, B, Adats, afto and Johin A, Ttice, $480,40, soN—A, T', Johnson ot al. ve, A, B Westrup, $770.; el GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. In London soventcon infauts wore " accldont- | ally suffocnted * iu n wack, A Duluth_girl bet mho could stop over two chalrg Lr]ncod sido by side. It took thprau doctory to get Lor thigh-bone into placo, A Now York flrm lins manufnctured 23,000 chiliron's slods this voar, but thero bas boen searcely any uso for them go far, Tho physicians of Jackeon, Miol:., huvo bandad togothor, and give notics that thoy will rofuso tn tront any porson who iu thirty days in arrenrs for any doctor's bill. - An unusuatly healthy soason ia expected, A Torro ITnuto papor say: *The same wi Providonco whioh seourgd Bzypt with toads ul'“.fl Kunans with grasshoppers, kindly pormits the Torro Hauto Ghs Cotnpany to mmlun tho moan- ent gas iu tho United Statos,” Tho Grand Jury of Lucas County, Ollo, Ianiont the crimo of gambling, and **look with regrot on tho practico of somo of the churchics o8 sotting oxamplos of anid crime, and would mont rcapn.umlfly ngle thom to discontinue tho practice,” * A French manager bas adoptod o novol plan in responding to encoted. No pleco i ropoated until the ontiro Yra grammo s given, when, after those who wish to rotire have left tho nu- ditorium, the numbers domanded are givona socond timo, An antomaton card playor is on exhibition in London, which plays at whist and o nimber of other gamnos, aud also porforms several oard tricke. 'The figuro 18 describod as sonted on n shoot of glass, and tho spectator may stand by its sido and yoo that 1o porson iy coucesla! withi in the body. A Nantucket flaherman, whilo returning homa tho otlier day, was atruck suddenly by somo- thing, which kuocked him seusolcss in his hoat, On coming to his sonses again, bo found thata lurge duck hod flown directly agaivet bis necl, witl such foree na to kill teaolf a¢ enco, for it Way dend in tha dory. Cotton Iicceipts. Tho total net roceipia af cotton at all ports sinea Bopt, 1, 1873, aro as foltows Tiies, # 8,095 i 104,567 404,702 76,45 ATIUSEMENTS, © PARWELL HATE, SCOTT SIDDONS, READINGS TO-NIGHT. HATSTED-ST, OPERA HOUSE, Coner of Halsted and Hagrisou-sts, ¢t 3 o'elock, Ty World cneatiun, i . MLLE DE LA COUR'S CAN-CAN DANCINIRS, Aut AME, RENTZS IFIEMATLIC MIINSIDRTLS ! With tho, Groat Yaviely Uampang, 3 el Tt Sore o (1 R, 1o in Chloaga, South ces and West Division Cara in waltins at eloso of performane. SPECIAL EOL1DAY ' IIATINHE To-marsow, Huw Yuar's Day, at 2 e'cl "HAPPY NEW YEAR) ORAND CONCERT AXD TNTERARY INTERTAINMENT, FATRWELL HALL, JAN, 3, FOR THE RELIEF “OF EANSAS SUFFERERS, “Ths matiagenent kg tho plesuro of annouuct g onus, soprat Miss Xlla A, Whir Ses. Minn Grogory renidoes N eno Koy, teuors M, ¥, 3 ¥, Brown, basso ol Delo'S by Lo distiu: gulshiod yeador; flore Kichheim, violuncollo; Mr. 11, avonos Kedily, planist, **Gramslupper ™ tickots of admisslon, [ efs; voservect zeatn, for wnlo vverywhere, **Grasshupnor " 1ekots nat to bo tuken wp at tho et rute 4 i romems |’-’|§“" 6 1o necaslon, I ot ot GRAND MATINES to-dny ‘orylind el upnoplo snflering for food and oluttini¢ b mind-w b HOOLEY'S TEEATEE, WEDNESDAY, Dov, B, pvary evonlns and Satued Muthicn. G SALmes an Wodaasnses - (rant Sieelsl Matinon ou New Your's Doy, Tho groat 5u6¢ess of tho s0auli, IR ASTIRAT Which attatucd £ 160 nighta nt (o Unton it o Yo Ceaor B2t fio Unlox fuunca wmanis, nd 3 oust Yns oxcullonti, Noxt wuck—\Watts Uil groat play—LOST IN LOH- N, o7 romsration~The Boston Musoumn snocors—DMAG- OHICAGO MUSEUM, Wednesdny and Thursing, and Thursday Matinos, WAITING FOR 4HE VERDICT, Cast to thn entira atrongth of tho Compauy, tnch JOTEN DO T Al tho tavoriies a0 tnchudiog Now Yoar's Day, Great Attraotions, THRER GRAND RXITIBITIONS. Eroty obild vistts ng tho Mornig Matinoo roeglvos o prosunt, 198085y dan. d, Uio now Loiedy, eatitid tha DOL oVIOKER'S THEATEE, TAST WEEK of the Brilllant Engugomont of BEDWIN BEOOTEL Wedno iy and Thursdny, onlynightact - IR TSN Only Nistit of T APOSTATE, P DR A Baturday Alatinoo - 11A M08 Hainniay Nht Y IO L7 Itowor GRAND OPERA HOUSE, rrED AR, ont GRAND NEW YHAL'S Ma' EE at 230, Tvory evenisg at 8 p.1n., Kolly & Loon's translation of Herve's COMIC OEPBEA., LE PRTIT FAUST! MARGUERITE. ..crv.us oo TIE ONLY LEON. KELLY & LEON'S FAMOUS MINRTRELS n & bk uf unrivalod foomfcafities. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Teomenidous Sonsation aud Intonse Bnthuslasm o doriul oot tonal atruas, T OTer the MISS CLARA NMORRIS! To-nlght hor well-known poersonation of CORA, jn o o o w Vear's 1allday Matines by th .ml'ih‘n'. Saturday Statiaco—Allxor * Sahas (aunatt, " WEST SIDE SKATING RINK, Grand Gala Day New Year’s, Quod musio aftornoon, sud -ovenlug. C\Illl“xilfln. 21 5t Teo in aplondid "AUIINSLon, E5or Bonah 14 ey i ot s Vekats—Lady, g3; MED] i dinrorad e e ; irous Parpoe iving tho Nichesl possiit )AL CARDS, ot tn &l Fanon o Vatuiscaon, "It fewoll bhowh VAL INSTITOT, son 24 %&i 2] o3 line. atood &1 the Washibigton und Frankling 2 Dr, hoad ot tho prufosslon for aver A Chra a0 sl oxpork: onow all Hportant, A bogk foe- 4wl {hov, He 0 gt to ot o Slarringe, Lt Hin o, usptoney, Phunlos on tho fage, oto. . Latios Touielug thia wont ditionta attmtion, with Bowe buard, ofo, can o outldontisly Olhioo, 93, w. udth 7 p, m, X v N Dr. Kean, BUO BOUTI OLARIK-ST, CNITUAGO, ‘May ba gunsulted, porswinlly oc by watl, froe_of chae o A1l urunte ar iervotn disousas. DIE: . K IEAS s Lus Sitly phyaiatun in o oity Who WATatits Giisa ur o e hia 3 Budays fron TTTMANIOOD RESTOIRED, anthful fwprudonce, canstug promatus ol iy, 1 Navinis Celd s Vel svary REawn Ry fiae (Ui & wiimplo seltguror il 1 Tollawsufiurore Addross J. 1 Gasiu-sta Now Yurks